What does arrogance represent? lack of knowledge and the frustation thereof or its simple a personality trait?

Question

How do you perceive an arrogant man? Is it an attractive trait? where does arrogance come from and how should it be dealt with?

Answer 1

First of all, there's a fine line between confidence in one's self and arrogance. But I think I know what you mean. It generally has to do with a lack of self esteem and people like this would have to be considered as having a mental disorder. It's all about wanting people to think you're better than you really are and therefore feeling an urgent need to impress people to boost that self esteem. No, it's most definitely not an attractive trait whereas self confidence is an attractive trait. I avoid arrogant people because you can't trust them. If they can't come to terms with their own inadequacies, then you have to ask yourself, what other problems might they be hiding?

Answer 2

Arrogance has nothing to do with knowledge, or lack thereof. Arrogance is merely high-handed behavior; personal pride that manifests itself through acting superior over others. You don't need to be super smart or rich to act arrogant, either. You merely need to feel that you're better than someone else, and show it.

I completely agree with the person who said that arrogance can be misinterpreted by people who already feel inferior. Before you judge someone as "arrogant," it's probably a good idea to make sure that you don't simply feel intimidated due to a lack of confidence.

As far as how I feel about arrogant men... As much as it pains me to say this, I kind of like a little arrogance. Not to the point that he's a total jerk, but a confident man with just a touch of "trust me, I know what I'm talking about." It's dead sexy - I love it when a guy can go toe to toe with me in a conversation.

Answer 3

Arrogant is an adjective that may refer to having excessive pride in oneself. A person who is arrogant often exaggerate one's own worth or importance in an overbearing manner.

An example of being arrogant is someone who plays football and scores the most points out of any other member for their team, and say they don't need the team.

Another example might be when someone repeatedly tries to tell another person they have mental issues when in fact, they themselves do. (Hypocritical)

Often people who are arrogant are not aware of their own behavior or don't want to recognize they are arrogant.

A person can be arrogant but not show it externally to others due to their thoughts, actions and emotions.

A strongly arrogant person will usually try to downplay or not like other peoples achievements or ideas even if they are good or noteworthy because they want to be more important and dominant. This makes reasonable communication difficult and arguments impossible to resolve fairly as the arrogant person will not accept the other persons point of view no matter how logical/intuitive or correct it is because the arrogant person is really having an emotional argument about their own arrogance.

Arrogance is an unpleasant unloving experience for people interacting with someone who has an arrogant personality. Most people do not like or enjoy being with excessively arrogant people which makes the arrogant person unpopular. Arrogant people do not notice this problem or cannot change their behavior because their personality/ego enjoys being arrogant much more than being liked by or having a respectful, loving and accepting attitude towards other people.

Arrogant people are often unable to realize they are not as good as they assume they are or have problems recognizing their own self limitations. Arrogant people are usually over competitive and don't know when to quit.

Often arrogant people can be overbearing and try to coerce/force people into doing what they don't want to do with little regard for the other persons feelings or the groups best interest.

Many movies and stories are made more entertaining and ease plot development by having characters that have an arrogant personality. Characters that are very arrogant and have a complete disregard for others are considered evil.

Answer 4

(DISCLAIMER: For ease of writing and reading, I've used the noun "man." But arrogance is something that can be found in both men and women.)

Arrogance has little to do with how much knowledge one has, though an arrogant man may *think* he knows much (whether or not he actually does). It's not simply a personality trait; it often belies a core of insecurity...the fragile ego. When a man boasts of or overly draws attention to his accomplishments, thoughts, knowledge, education, possessions, looks, etc., it's because he needs to make others believe what he doesn't believe himself: that he is someone of worth. Pointing to his laudry-list of "admirable attributes" is a diversionary tactic to keep people safely at bay and disallow them from knowing the true man inside.

I do not find arrogance attractive in the least. Who wants to be around a bore who constantly toots his own horn? However, having an understanding of what's at its core helps me to deal with it. If it's something displayed in a mere acquaintence, I can just walk away from it without any further thought. But if it's something I see in a friend, I set myself in for the long haul and hope that through example and genuine friendship (and maybe even addressing specifically the arrogant attitude), my friend will see his own folly and strive to change.

Answer 5

Arrogance is in the eye of the beholder honestly. Someone who is well educated in one subject might be perceived as arrogance by those less educated because he is confident he is right. Where as a peer of the perceived arrogant man might perceive him as just being established or confident.

Answer 6

Arrogance is usually compensating factor for one who is insecure and uncomfortable in their own skin, therefore, they make up or cover up these traits by acting superior to others. They usually come across as having big egos. It is not an attractive trait, as they tend to make others feel small, which gives them the feeling of being better than others.

Answer 7

A lack of empathy for other people.

But a lot of people call anyone who gives an opinion contrary to theirs as arrogant. Another lot calls someone arrogant if he/she doesn't instantly become friends with them. It also depends on social norms -- in a country where women are treated as secondary citizens who should always depend on someone or the other to live their lives, even the act of being self-reliant can be treated as arrogance.

People who complain about arrogance have sizeable egos of their own. It takes one big head to recognize another. ;)

Answer 8

Arrogance arrives from insecurity, they blow their image up to be more than they are, trying to fool everyone and themself. Makes em feel better about the "horrible" person they really think they are.

I am disgusted by arrogance, I can't stand it and I try to avoid it whenever I can. How I deal is staying away and if I can't stay away I'm as plesant as I can be.

You cannot cure arrogance by confronting it. All you will do is make them hold on to it tighter in a desperate attempt to keep their "armor" on. I'm not sure if there's a cure for it. They just have to fix it themself.

Answer 9

arrogance is never an attractive trait in anyone let alone a man.

to me is shows a complete lack of knowledge of a particular topic and no willingness to want to understand your side of a situation.

Answer 10

There are some people who are fairly knowledgeable and/or educated and who are, perhaps, arrogant because of that. I don't think its lack of knowledge.

I think its an over-inflated ego and lack of respect for other people.